Cover and door for vaults, &amp;c.



No. 799,808. PATENTBD SEPT. 12, 1905. D. GLBRICO. COVER AND DOOR FOR VAULTS, 6w.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.21,1904.

(f //v VENTOH 1 liar/whim 67617660 A 770/?NE Y .DOBHNIGK LERIGO, OF YONKEhS, Milli YORK.

OQVER AND DOOR FOR VAULTS, &o.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1905.

Application filed December 21, I904:- Serial No. 237,740.

T0 to whom it 'lmtyj concern:

Be it known that I, .DOMINIGK Cniinico, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Yonkers, in the county of \Vcstchcster and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Covers and Doors for Vaults and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in covers and doors for vaults and the like; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed pertaining to the glass lights and means for securing the same in place.

The door or cover is usually a plate, either holes in which the glasses are secured, and

heretofore dilliculties and inconveniences have been experienced in properly securing these glasses in position.

The object of my invention is to provide it new construction of glass and securing means whereby the glass may be very readily and quickly applied to position in the plate and. if found necessary, removed therefrom.

in carrying out my invention 1 provide the plate, if it he of cast metal or of sutlicicnt thickness, with a series of holes whose walls are screw-threaded and taper inwardly, and around each of these holes at the outer side of the plate I recess the latter to receive the edges of the outer ends of the glasses. Each of the glasses is formed with an outer end or head and an inner flanged end, and between said head and the flanges of said inner end thin to be recessed and threaded at the holes externall vthrended securing-ring, I provide a separate cast-metal ring internally and externally threaded and adapted to the hole in the sheet-metal plate and utilize this ring to receive the glass and its securing-ring.

The invention will be fully understood from therein to directly receive the glass and its the detailed doscri pl ion hereinafter presented, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a top view of a portion o l' a castmetal cover or door provided with a series of recesses and thrcznled holes to receive the glasses and their cXlcrnnllv-tbreaded lockingrings. Fig. 2 is a section of same on the dotted line 3 :2 of Fig. l. .Fi 3 top view of one of lhe glasses. Fig. -l is an edge elevation, partly broken away, of same. Fig. is a detached top view of the lockingring for the glass shown in Figs. 3 and i. Fig. 6 is a section of szunc on the dotted line (3 (3 of Fig. Fig. 7 is atop view of a por tion of the cover-plate or door with the glass secured therein. Fig. 8 is a section 01? same on the dotted line 8 s ol. Fig. 7. Fig. l) is a. top view of a sheet-metal cover or door providcd with a series of threaded holes to rcceivc a specially-ciinstructed externally and internally threadci-l ring adapted to receive the glass will locking-ring of myinvention. Fig. in is a section of same on the dotted line ll) ll) of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a top view of a portion of the sheet-metal plate with the externally and internally threruledring therein, and Fig. 12 is a section of same on the dotted line l2 1.2 of Fig. 11.

i will lirst describe the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 58, inclusive, this construction comprising a thick or cast-metal plate to receive the glasses, and then the construction shown in Figs. 5) to 12, inclusive, the plate there presented being thin or of sheet metal and requiring an extra ring for each hole, as shown in Fig. 12, to receive the glasses and their rings.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, l5 designates the plate, having a series of holes 16. which are internally threaded and surrounded by recesses 17. The walls of the holes 16 tupcr inwardly. as more clearly shown inFig. 8, and therecesses 17 extend laterally of the holes 16 and are of sutlicient depth to receive the outer edges of the glasses 18, so that the outer surface of the cover shall be reasonably smooth and the edges of the glasses ing an annular laterall v-extending flange 21 is a detached TIC , ring with like effect.

and an annular groove 22, formed between the flange 21 and the flanged head 19. The innor end 20 1 t the glass is also formed with polygonal recess 23 to receive a key or other instrument for screwing the glass and its lockingring 2 1 into the hole 16 of the plate 15, as hereinafter explained. lVithin the annular groove 22 of the glass 18 are formed one or more (preferably two) recesses to receive and cooperate with the lugs or rihs 2-8, provided on the inner edges-of the locking-ring 24, which, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. is a split ringand is of metal. The ring 24 has its outer edges scrcw-tln-eadedand tapered correspondingly with the taper of the holes 16. The ring 24, owing to its being split. may he spr'ung ovcr the flange 21 at the inner end of the glass 18, so that said ring may lie between said flange and the flanged head 19 and snugly tit the groove 22, encompassing said glass. in Figs. 5 and 6 1' illustrate the ring 2 as detached from the glass 18, and in Fig. 8 l illustrate the same in position upon the glass'and the whole secured in the plate 15. in applying the ring 2% upon the glass the ribs or lugs 26 thereon will be caused to enter the recesses 25 in the glass, so that the ring and glare may be locked togetherand said ring be compelled to turn with the glass when the latter rotated during its application to or removal from the plate 15. The plate 15 having been provided with the threaded tapered holes 18 and recesses 17 and the glasses 18 having had the rings 2% applied upon them. the said glasses are screwed into said holes until the edges of the heads 19 become tirnilv seated within the recesses 17. The glasses 18 pass into the holes 16 from the outer side of the plate and may be firmly screwed home from the inner side ot said plate by means oi a he or like instrument applied to the recess 22- The. glasses 18 may also be removed from the plate by unscrewing the same therefrom from the inner side of the plate. The joints about the holes 16 may be rendered liquidtight by the application of white lead to the parts before the glasses are secured in position. be observed that the inner end of the glass 18 is less in diameter than the holes 16, and that hence no diiliculty will be experienced in introducing the glasses from the outer side of the plate and compelling the threaded ring A to engage the threaded walls of said holes. In the construction presented the ring 24 is formed with the ribs 26 and the glass with the recesses 25; but it is obvious that the ribs might be on the glass and the recesses on the I regard the ribs 26 and recesses 25 as merely lugs to engage each other and compel the ring to turn with the glass during the application of the latter to or its removal from the holes 16. The glass 18 cannot well be threaded, and hence I ap ply the threaded ring 2% thereto, so that it may engage the threaded walls of the holes it will I teases 16. The fact that the ring '2 iits'within the annular groove of the glass prevents the latter fr'rom slipping from the ring, and when the glass ant ring are in position in the hole 16 the walls ot'the latter firmly bind the ng and at such time the glass cannot f "n the plate.

There may, be occasions when it may be de" sired to apply the glass and its ring to sheet metal" plates or other plates too thin to permit the direct formation therein of the tapercd threaded holes 16 and recess s 17, and.

in such instances l will provide the plate with:

ordinary threaded holes 30, as shown in Figs. 9, 10, and 12, and apply to these holes metal rings 31 of properthiclzness to afford the tea percd threaded holes 16 and recesses 17. as shown in Fig. 12, for the reception of the glasses 18 and rings 24:. The rings 31 will have an externalthread to engage the thread ed holes 30 in the plate and an annular flange 32 to engage the face of the plate. The rings '31 may be tightly screwed into the plate by means of a spanner engaging the oppositely disposed recesses 33, formed in the inner face of the rings. t

lvly invention comprises, therefor-e preferred. form a plate having the threaded hole 1-5 and recess and ti 18.npon which is locked the ext-e! pally ed tapered ring 2-1 to engage the said. the outer end of the glass being adapted at its edges to seat within said recess.

Whati claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent; is

1. A plate provided with a tapered and threaded hole and having a recesa surroundi its outer end greater diameter than its inner end whe said outer end isgiven the form of adapted to seat within said rcce ner end zziay pass into said hole. and. an ex ternally tapered and threaded ring upon the body of said glass between its itend and said head so that ate together an sa 1 1 into said tapered and threaded hole; snhs tialh, as set forth.

A plate hav lg ring fastened therein and which ring has a tapered and threaded hole and a recess surrounding said hole combined with a gl 5 s having on its onter'end a head whose edges-i are adapted to seat within said recess. and an externallv tapered and l threaded ring looked upon the hotly ot'said glass adjacent to the head tl'. reofand adapted to said tapered and threaded hole; substantially as set forth.

A plate provided with a tapered and threaded hole and a recess surrounding the same. a glass having an an nular groove around its body and being of greater diamete' at its outer than at its inner end whereby said outer end is given the form of a head adapted to seat within said recess and said innerend may vegans pass into said hole, and an externally tapered i and threaded ring confined within said annui lar groove and adapted to said tapered and threaded hole; substantially as set forth.

a. A plate provided with a tapered threaded hole and recess surrounding the same, and a glass having an externally-threaded tapered ring fastened thereon and adapted to said tapered hole, the outer end of said glass being adapted to said recess, and said ring being a split ring sprung into an annular groove:

formed in said glass; substantially as set forth.

A plate provided with a tapered threaded hole and recess surrounding the same, and a glass having an externally-threaded tapered ring fastened thereon and adapted to said tapered hole the outer end of said glass being adapted to said recess, and said ring being seated within a groove formed in said glass, and said ring and glass at meeting edges being respi'ectivelfv formed with lugs to engage each other and compel the glass and ring to turn together; substantially as set forth.

threaded ring fastened in said groove and adapted to said hole, the inner end of sa d glass having a recess for receiving a key by 1 which the glass and ring may be screwed ins. and from said hole: substantially as set forth.

8. A plate provided with a threaded hole combined with a glass and an externaltvthreaded ring fastened thereon to engage the walls of said hole, said glass having a head and an inner flanged end and aii'ording an an nulai' groove for said ring, and said ring being a split ring sprung into said 'roovc; substantially as set forth.

9. A plate provided with a threaded hole combined with a glass and an externally threaded ring fastened thereon to engage the walls or said holc said glass having ahead and an inner flanged end and nli'ording an annular groove for said ring, and said ring he lug a split ring sprung into said groove, and

' said glass at its inner end having a recess ta 6. 'A plate provided with a tapered threaded and recess surrounding the same, and a having an externally-threaded tapered pered hole, the outer end of said glass being adapted to said recess, and said ring being seated within a groove formed in said glass, and said ring and glass at meeting edges being respeetiv el formed with the recesses and ribs to engage each other and compel the glass and ring to turn together; substantially as set forth.

T. A plate provided with athreaded hole, a glass havingan annular groove around its body and being of greater diameter at its outer than at its inner end whereby said outer end is given the form of a head and said inner end may pass into said hole, and an externallyapt-ed to said tareceive a he for sci-wring the glass and rin into said plate; substanti: lly as set forth.

10. A plate provided with a threaded hole, combined with a glass and an externallythreaded ring thereon to engage the walls of said hole, said glass having a head-and an inner flanged end and aii'ording an annula groove. for said ring, said ring being a split 3 ring sprung into said groove, and said ring and glass being respectively provided at their meeting edges with lugs to engage each other and fasten the ring and glass together so that they may be compelled to turn together: substantially set fortl Signed at New York citv, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 20th day of December, A. l). 194%.

DOMINIUK GLERlC-i).

\Vitnesses:

Uinxs. C. (iILL, ,Anrnua lilARION. 

